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THE FIRST EPISTLE GENERAL OF<br/>
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CHAPTER 1
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The trial of our faith precedes salvation—Christ foreordained to be the Redeemer.
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Peter,</span> an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the <sup>a</sup><a href="1_pet/1/1a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Strangers.">strangers</a> scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,
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<sup>a</sup><a href="1_pet/1/2a" mark="a" type="C" title="John 6: 44 (44, 63-65); TG Election.">Elect</a> according to the <sup>b</sup><a href="1_pet/1/2b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Foreordination; TG God, Foreknowledge of.">foreknowledge</a> of God the Father, through <sup>c</sup><a href="1_pet/1/2c" mark="c" type="B" title="TG Sanctification.">sanctification</a> of the Spirit, unto <sup>d</sup><a href="1_pet/1/2d" mark="d" type="B" title="TG Obedience.">obedience</a> and <sup>e</sup><a href="1_pet/1/2e" mark="e" type="A" title="Isa. 52: 15.">sprinkling</a> of the <sup>f</sup><a href="1_pet/1/2f" mark="f" type="A" title="Ex. 24: 8 (5-8); Heb. 12: 24.">blood</a> of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied.
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Blessed <i>be</i> the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant <sup>a</sup><a href="1_pet/1/3a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG God, Mercy of.">mercy</a> hath <sup>b</sup><a href="1_pet/1/3b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Holy Ghost, Baptism of; TG Man, New, Spiritually Reborn.">begotten</a> us again unto a <sup>c</sup><a href="1_pet/1/3c" mark="c" type="P" title="GR living.">lively</a> <sup>d</sup><a href="1_pet/1/3d" mark="d" type="B" title="TG Hope.">hope</a> by the resurrection of <sup>e</sup><a href="1_pet/1/3e" mark="e" type="A" title="1 Cor. 15: 20.">Jesus</a> Christ from the dead,
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To an <sup>a</sup><a href="1_pet/1/4a" mark="a" type="A" title="Matt. 6: 20; 1 Cor. 9: 25 (24-25); Col. 1: 5.">inheritance</a> incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you,
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Who are kept by the <sup>a</sup><a href="1_pet/1/5a" mark="a" type="A" title="Rom. 1: 16.">power</a> of God through <sup>b</sup><a href="1_pet/1/5b" mark="b" type="A" title="Heb. 10: 22 (22-24); 1 Pet. 1: 21 (21-22).">faith</a> unto salvation <sup>c</sup><a href="1_pet/1/5c" mark="c" type="P" title="GR prepared.">ready</a> to be revealed in the last time.
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Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a <sup>a</sup><a href="1_pet/1/6a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Probation.">season</a>, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold <sup>b</sup><a href="1_pet/1/6b" mark="b" type="R" title="GR trials, afflictions; TG Temptation.">temptations</a>:
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That the <sup>a</sup><a href="1_pet/1/7a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Opposition; TG Test, Try, Prove.">trial</a> of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the <sup>b</sup><a href="1_pet/1/7b" mark="b" type="P" title="GR revelation.">appearing</a> of Jesus Christ:
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Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see <i>him</i> not, yet <sup>a</sup><a href="1_pet/1/8a" mark="a" type="A" title="John 20: 29.">believing</a>, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory:
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Receiving the <sup>a</sup><a href="1_pet/1/9a" mark="a" type="X" title="GR goal, purpose, consummation; JST 1 Pet. 1: 9  . . .  object of your faith  . . .">end</a> of your <sup>b</sup><a href="1_pet/1/9b" mark="b" type="A" title="D&C 76: 51 (51-70).">faith</a>, <i>even</i> the <sup>c</sup><a href="1_pet/1/9c" mark="c" type="A" title="Heb. 10: 36.">salvation</a> of <i>your</i> souls.
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Of which <sup>a</sup><a href="1_pet/1/10a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Salvation.">salvation</a> the <sup>b</sup><a href="1_pet/1/10b" mark="b" type="A" title="Matt. 13: 17; Luke 24: 27 (26-27); Heb. 11: 13; 2 Pet. 3: 2.">prophets</a> have enquired and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace <i>that should come</i> unto you:
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Searching what, or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did signify, when it <sup>a</sup><a href="1_pet/1/11a" mark="a" type="A" title="Jacob 4: 4; Jacob 7: 11 (11-12); Mosiah 13: 33 (33-35); D&C 20: 26.">testified</a> beforehand the <sup>b</sup><a href="1_pet/1/11b" mark="b" type="A" title="Heb. 12: 2.">sufferings</a> of Christ, and the <sup>c</sup><a href="1_pet/1/11c" mark="c" type="A" title="D&C 58: 3 (3-4).">glory</a> that should follow.
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Unto whom it was revealed, that not unto themselves, but unto us they did minister the things, which are now reported unto you by them that have <sup>a</sup><a href="1_pet/1/12a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Holy Ghost, Mission of.">preached</a> the gospel unto you with the Holy Ghost sent down from heaven; which things the <sup>b</sup><a href="1_pet/1/12b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Angels.">angels</a> desire to look into.
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Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be <sup>a</sup><a href="1_pet/1/13a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Levity.">sober</a>, and hope <sup>b</sup><a href="1_pet/1/13b" mark="b" type="P" title="GR perfectly, completely.">to</a> the end for the <sup>c</sup><a href="1_pet/1/13c" mark="c" type="B" title="TG Grace.">grace</a> that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;
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As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former <sup>a</sup><a href="1_pet/1/14a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Lust.">lusts</a> in your <sup>b</sup><a href="1_pet/1/14b" mark="b" type="A" title="Acts 17: 30 (29-31).">ignorance</a>:
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But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye <sup>a</sup><a href="1_pet/1/15a" mark="a" type="A" title="1 Thes. 2: 12.">holy</a> in all manner of <sup>b</sup><a href="1_pet/1/15b" mark="b" type="A" title="2 Pet. 3: 11; D&C 136: 24 (23-24).">conversation</a>;
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Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am <sup>a</sup><a href="1_pet/1/16a" mark="a" type="A" title="1 Jn. 3: 3.">holy</a>.
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And if ye call on the Father, who without respect of persons judgeth according to every man’s <sup>a</sup><a href="1_pet/1/17a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Good Works.">work</a>, pass the time of your sojourning <i>here</i> in <sup>b</sup><a href="1_pet/1/17b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Reverence.">fear</a>:
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Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not <sup>a</sup><a href="1_pet/1/18a" mark="a" type="C" title="1 Cor. 6: 20; TG Jesus Christ, Redeemer.">redeemed</a> with corruptible things, <i>as</i> silver and gold, from your <sup>b</sup><a href="1_pet/1/18b" mark="b" type="P" title="GR erroneous, fruitless conduct.">vain</a> conversation <i>received</i> by <sup>c</sup><a href="1_pet/1/18c" mark="c" type="B" title="TG Traditions of Men.">tradition</a> from your fathers;
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But with the precious <sup>a</sup><a href="1_pet/1/19a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Jesus Christ, Atonement through.">blood</a> of Christ, as of a <sup>b</sup><a href="1_pet/1/19b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Jesus Christ, Lamb of God; TG Jesus Christ, Types of, in Anticipation; TG Passover.">lamb</a> without <sup>c</sup><a href="1_pet/1/19c" mark="c" type="A" title="Lev. 1: 3; Lev. 3: 6; Lev. 22: 20; Deut. 15: 21.">blemish</a> and without spot:
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<sup>a</sup><a href="1_pet/1/20a" mark="a" type="P" title="GR Having been foreknown before the foundation.">Who</a> verily was <sup>b</sup><a href="1_pet/1/20b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Foreordination; TG Jesus Christ, Authority of; TG Jesus Christ, Foreordained; TG Salvation, Plan of.">foreordained</a> before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you,
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Who by him do believe in God, that raised him up from the dead, and gave him <sup>a</sup><a href="1_pet/1/21a" mark="a" type="A" title="Acts 3: 13 (13-15).">glory</a>; that your <sup>b</sup><a href="1_pet/1/21b" mark="b" type="A" title="Gal. 5: 5 (5-6); 1 Pet. 1: 5 (3-8).">faith</a> and <sup>c</sup><a href="1_pet/1/21c" mark="c" type="B" title="TG Hope.">hope</a> might be in God.
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Seeing ye have <sup>a</sup><a href="1_pet/1/22a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Purification; TG Purity.">purified</a> your <sup>b</sup><a href="1_pet/1/22b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Soul.">souls</a> in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned <sup>c</sup><a href="1_pet/1/22c" mark="c" type="A" title="Moro. 8: 26 (25-26).">love</a> of the brethren, <i>see that ye</i> <sup>d</sup><a href="1_pet/1/22d" mark="d" type="B" title="TG Love.">love</a> one another with a pure heart fervently:
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Being <sup>a</sup><a href="1_pet/1/23a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Holy Ghost, Baptism of.">born</a> again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and <sup>b</sup><a href="1_pet/1/23b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Steadfastness.">abideth</a> for ever.
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For all <sup>a</sup><a href="1_pet/1/24a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Mortality.">flesh</a> <i>is</i> as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass.  The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away:
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But the <sup>a</sup><a href="1_pet/1/25a" mark="a" type="A" title="Ps. 119: 89.">word</a> of the Lord endureth for ever.  And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you.
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